theme(trust)

The case of Tutok is the most important of these because it shows the development of Karana's trust in more detail and to a deeper extent. In the case of Tutok, Karana is mistrustful because Tutok is an Aleut. She has seen with her own eyes what happened. Tutok have ever tried to make friendly gestures, Karana is aloof and assumes that Tutok will betray her to the Aleut hunters. It takes a long time for Karana to see that Tutok has no ill intent, but it is some time before Karana makes a gesture of trust on her own. When Karana reveals her secret name to Tutok, it is her ultimate sign of trust, for she ascribed her father's death to his decision to reveal his secret name to someone not worthy of trust. After developing her trust,she was rewarded a relationship that she won't forget. (In Chapter 1 Karana's father told the Aleuts his real name without hesitation.)